— Army chief inaugurates NUST campus at Quetta
QUETTA: “Synergised approach is required from all segments of the society, to confront future challenges.” Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, made these views while inaugurating the newly-established NUST Campus at Quetta, after visiting Southern Command Headquarters, this on Friday.
During his visit, General Qamar was apprised about progress on projects being undertaken as part of Khushal Balochistan Program on the occasion. The COAS appreciated efforts of the armed forces and other law enforcement agencies (LEAs) for maintaining law and order situation in the province, facilitating completion of development projects. The NUST campus was announced in 2017 and completed in a period of over two years. In the first batch, 550 students will undergo BE in Civil Engineering and Computer Sciences while MS disciplines included Water Resource Engineering Management, Tunneling/Mining Engineering and Computer and Allied Sciences programs.
Addressing students of various educational institutions of Balochistan, the Army Chief appreciated talented youth of Balochistan and urged the students to enable themselves for the forthcoming opportunities in different fields.
“Pakistan is going through an evolution process of it’s journey towards enduring peace and stability with a positive trajectory,” he was quoted by the military’s media wing as saying. He added that youth of the country will have to keep on working in the right direction with national cohesion to achieve individual and collective excellence.
